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you can make nearly any object into a good insult if you put ‘you absolute’ in front of it

example: you absolute coat hanger

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I love when i look in a window and find a cat there

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Great white chocolate shark plushies! 🍓🦈

AfternoonFika

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I'm here to clear up some confusion about YA books. When some people hear that label, they think "meant for children." Why is it, then, that some books classified as YA have tons of explicit content that doesn't seem "appropriate"? There are actually complex and messy industry reasons behind this, mainly to do with female, qu33r, and POC authors getting pushed into the category and then pigeonholed there. (Also, totally not a coincidence that such authors get funneled toward a lower-paying category.)

I go over the main 3 reasons in this video, but basically, everyone's lives would be better if a clear distinction existed between Teen Lit and New Adult Lit, but this did not work out and forced the YA category to house more than it's nominally supposed to. Pearl-clutching at individual authors (or worse, calling for book bans "in the name of the children") is not the way to resolve this. The industry itself needs to commit to recognizing the necessity of New Adult, or it'll always be forced to room with YA and scandalize people.

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You once saved a Crow from dying as a child. Even now that you are an adult, you still remember the Crow's words after you set it free back to its murder, "We… wiLL… RETurN… ThE… FAVor…"

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I was expecting one parcel when I went to collect a missed delivery - turned out it was three. Pretty delighted about that.

📚 Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana

📚 Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao

📚 Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros

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Floating

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I'm contractually obligated to regularly post this picture of the smallest known jumping spider species in the world (Neonella camillae) on the head of a pin; so, here we are.

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arborist

twitter/ insta/bluesky/ store

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Float on

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quiet days ❤️

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My 3 favourite recent commissions, really pleased with these!

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december (re)reads pt. 2

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The demon I drew on stream this time ^W^ Lots of green! :D

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Respire

Part of my Ashes collection